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Xlosque So. to, lloulcvard des Capiiclne.
If our friends who faor u vlth manusortpts for
publication Irish to hart rejeeted articles return,
" lAey '" n oil cms " stamps for that pvrpose,
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To Bury Two rial forms.
j Tammany Hall It engaged In a desperate
t effort to abandon tho Democratic platform,
Jn tho hone. of. thereby elect InK Its candl
;' dato for Major of New York. That plat
form was beaten In tho New York district
I n year ago by a majority of nearly sixty
w thousand, and It Is less at tractive
JL now than It was then. If, thinks Tarn-
many, wo can paint over tho stain
of Chicago nnd shout for municipal
, Issues, thero are among tho gold Democrat)
V enough gudgeons to como back to us and
$ give us tho victory.
'i A slmllarelTort Is making tosupprcsstho
Itcpubllcan platform, only not by licpubll-
f cans. The Citizens' Union, which may bo
J called tho Mugwump Union, with an enllv-
j$ cning dash of socialism and Hepubllcan fac-
tloiiism.lsstralnlngHevert'ly Itspocketbook,
4 Its mind, and even Its conscience to compel
4 tho Republican organization to rIvo up Its
f platform, as a.prime part of- the scheme to
get tho Mugwumps' so-called non-partisan
fi candidate nominated for Mayor.
5 Tammany is trying to get olt Its plat
W form. Tho Citizens' Union is trying to
? foreo tho Republican", oft" theirs. Tani-
many'n is a gamo of sneak, and tho
ft Citizens' Union game Is to gratify Mug
s' wump passion und spite, at tho sacri
't flee of tho most powerful and precious po
'& lltlcal sentiment now animating tho
,1 United States.
4, ,Of what tremendous assistance It would
tl be to Tammany to have tho life of tho
if" Republican party so taken out of It I
Tho platform Is tho life.
P The Young Demoorncy Enrollment.
v There havo been very few formal an
al nouuecments of tho fact, but It Is a fact
& Just tho same, that the "Young Democracy
Jj of the Greater New York, atllllated with
jf, tho United Democratic Organizations, bav
g Ing headquarters in 1'ulton street, Brook-
f lyn," has been making and declares that It
will continue to make an enrollment simi-
;f lar In design and rivalling In extent that
s of tho Citizens' Union, with headquarters
t In East Twenty-third street.
S In order that thero may bo no mistake
,!J about It tho Young Democracy of tho
iff Greater New York declares on each blank
. fto principles. These are similar to tho
U principles of the Citizens' Union In de-
S - mandlng tho suspension of common sense
I In government, though they do not inter-
fere with the Low boomers' monopoly of
I the great theory of the Incompatibility of
E partisanship and political responsibility
'h with municipal affairs. Tho signers of tho
S blanks of the Young Democracy profess
f "" tinmselvcs opposed to tho measure of labor
8 nnd Its products by the gold standard.
They aro In favor of au lncomo tax, " that
tjj those who havo received gifts of public
s franchises shall bear an equitable share of
$ taxation." They are for a strict control of
'5 till "monopolies," a "rigorous opposition
, to the arbitrary interference of tho Chief
fl Executive, and for the regulation of Immi-
L (iratlon." The concluding and committing
j clauie 6f tho Young Democracy enrollment
( reads thus:
V "If yon favor these propositions you ars requested
ij, toslgn the Inclosed enrollment blank and forward It
tous, and farther, give us such assistance as you can
j( It) this campaign to bring about the ascendancy of
i these measures.'
$ Tho tabulated reports showing in detail
t. the results of this Young Democracy en
s' rollment In the enlarged New York havo
fe not yet appeared. Vague and purely con
A Jcctural estimates, however, put it nt
$ 100,000 in the city of New York, 05,000 in
'T Kings, 4,870 in Statcn Island, 3,05 in
IqnK Island City, and 730 on and about
ft, Bheenaheud Bay. These statistics may bo
? mere guesswork, but tho business of nign
f, Ing blanks dexterously and often is not a
t' monoTloly enjoyed by the leaders of the
Citizens' Union alone. Tho members of
the Young Democracy also arc expert at it.
I When an important local election is pend-
II ing, in tho fruits of which they want to
havo a share, they ask no odds from tho
jif Citizens' Union, but aro prepared to do tho
V signing by wholesale, fearing no competl
k t Ion from any other boomers.
';;, Thus It appears that the signing of pods
V Is not to be left exclusively to the Citizens'
Union hustlers. Tho result of the exciting
','4 contest between the Young Democracy and
J the Goo Goos will bo awaited with great
ii Interest by the public.
!
The Outside Organizations.
!. No mistake has been mado In tho invlta-
fJ tion extended by the Republican City Com-
J$ mitteo of the Greater New York to the
t organizations of Democrats and others
1 which are opposed to Tammany Hall on
' various grounds, but particularly opposed
J, to It this year, as last year, as the advocate,
h defender, and promoter of financial
I dishonor and Boclal disorder. Tho
l number of organizations to which such an
," Invitation mar bo directed properly Is un-
jS Important, but the principle underlying
the suggestion of the conference, or union
$ under Republican leadership In opposition
Iti to Tammany and upon the principles which
won the victory last year, Is vital. They
,,' can come one, como all, with the common
f purpose of sustaining the Republican party
fa lu Itn war against Bryanlsin.
' There ore only thieo elements represented
4 In tho " outside organizations," which It
U would be prudent. If not Indispensable to
f Republican success, to havo concerned In
$ any plan of concert of action for this year's
. fight. First and foremost aro tho gold
4 Democrats, so called, under whatever
& narao they may come, tho genuine gold
jri Democrats who in last year's Jlght put tho
Ii' country's honor and tho pi enervation of Its
financial credit above all other questions
ji! and squarely voted for McICini.ey and
ft Hobaiit. Tho number of such Democrats
ii has been variously computed at from 30,
f. 000 to 00,000 In this city, by far tho larger
H number of them having been former mem-
hers of Tammany Hall and actlvo In itfl af
JS fairs until it turned its back on Democratic
-J principle and consistency and went over to
:1 Ilryanlsm. Theso honest-money Democrats
5 who wipported tho Republican ticket last
, 7&"i nd who will upport It thio year
&
J
5
on a like luuo and aid In carrying It to
success, should have among tho Invited
conferees tho post of first honor, based not
only upon present assurances of support,
but upon tho record of past support In tho
momentous election of a ycal ago.
Next to bo considered arc thoso Demo
crats who havo maintained for years a des
ultory, active, and consistent warfaro on
Tammany Hall for local reasons ; tho anil
Tammany Democrats known at this partic
ular time as tho Independent Democrats,
or Independence Hall Democrats. Third on
tho list of tho local oiganlzations which
may bo utilized by tho Republicans to ad
vatitago is tho so-called Homo Rule Democ
racy, tho members of which, dlhscntlcnls
from tho leadership of SllKHHAN nnd his
associates, have withdrawn from Tammany
Hall and since the lato election set them
selves up as Its bitter and uncompromising
opponents. This is a force tho Republicans
did not havo In tho election of a year ago.
They aro new recruits to the cause of oppo
sition to Tammany. Bryanlzed Tammany
must bo beaten this year. Tho term of tho
Mayor to bo elected In November docs not
expire until 1002.
Two Itrpubllcs nnd an Empire.
Apart from Its Immediate political slg
nillcanco In tho domain of Kuropcan poli
tics, the visit of tho I'rcsldont of tho
Trench Republic to tho Emperor of
Russia Is an event of more than pass
ing Interest to every American. Franco
and RitHsIa aro tho two oldest friends wo
have lu Europe, and tho ties that unite us
to them wero formed moro than a century
ago. To tho ono wo aro Indebted in largo
mensuro fortheglorloUsendingof tha Revo
lution that mado us a nation lu tho union
which followed It; and to tho other, when
thatunion was In peril, arc wo under an ever
to be-rememberod obligation for an exhibi
tion of friendship and good will which was
of priceless advantage to us In a crucial
hour of national tribulation. True, tho
relations between Franco and ourselves
have been clouded at Intervals, but tho
dilllcultles that arose aro clearly traceable,
not to tho French people, but to tho pas
sions nnd ambitions of thoso who had tem
porarily mastered Franco In tho long
struggle for tho freedom bIio now enjoys.
With Russia, on the other hand, we havo
never bad the shade of even a passing con
flict that was worthy of tho name. Tho
house of Romanoff has never wavered in
Its friendship, and If the diplomatic corre
spondence between our State Department
and tho Russian Government, from tho
reign of Alkxandkk I. down, were mado
public thero would probably bo no
slight sensation In at least ono Euro
pean Foreign Oillce. "Russia," said ex
Minister CiiAin.ra Emoky S.MiTn in a
speech shortly after his return from St.
Petersburg, "was our best friend in the
time of our trial. This Is tho unchallenged
record of history. You know It from the
traditions. I know it from the archives.
Other Governments, I will not say other
peoples, of Europo wanted to oce us a dis
severed nation. Russia stood fast as the
one fair, open, unalterable friend of an un
divided American union."
To the foundation of this friendship be
tween the most autocratic Government in
the world nnd tho freest and most powerful
of democracies no one, singular to say, con
tributed more than the father of democ
racy, Thomas Jefkeuson. The Illustrious
Virginian during his Presidency had con
ceived a very warm admiration of tho
lofty character and mental attainments
of the first Alexander, who was un
questionably tho most enlightened mon
arch in Europo at tho time, and earn
estly desirous of advancing the inter
ests of his people along all tho lines
of mental, moral, and material progress.
Alexander also was attracted by Jeffer
son, and they became correspondents. As
an important result of their intercourse
jEFFKHbON was enabled to write to a leading
Democratic editor In 1807 that "he (Alex
ander) has taken peculiar affection to this
country and its Government, of which ho
has given mo public as well as personal
proofs. Our nation being, like bis, habit
ually neutral, our interests as to neutral
rights and our sentiments agree. And
whenever conferences for peace (between
Franco and England) shall take place, wo
are assured of having a friend In him. I
am convinced that Russia, whilo her pres
ent monarch lives, is tho most cordial nnd
friendly to us of any power on earth, and
will go further to servo us, and Is most
worthy of conciliation."
To Alexander himbelf about tho same
period Jeffeiison wrote as follows :
-" When you shall proccfd to the pacification which
Is to reestablish peace and cotnmercp, the same dis
positions of mind will lead you to think of tho general
lntercoun.0 of nations, and to make that pruvlstoa
for Its future maintenance which. In times past. It
has so much needed, Tho northern nations of Europe,
at tho head of which your Majesty Is distinguished, are
habitually peaceable. Tho United States of America,
ULo them, are attached to peace. We have then
with them a common Interest In the neutral rlRhts.
Every nation, Indeed, on tho Continent of Europe,
belligerent as well a neutral, Is Interested In main
taining these rights, In liberalizing them progres
sively with tho progress of sclenco and refinement of
morality, and In relieving them from restrictions
which the extension of the arts has long since ren
dered unreasonable and vexatious."
Thomas Jefferson laid broad and deep
foundations of domestic and foreign policy.
It will not bo well to depart from the ono
or tho other. HIb profound wisdom Is ap
proved by time.
An IntcrestliiB Political Contest In
Chill.
Tho news from Santiago leads us to sup
pose that, as tho result of tho long strugglo
between tho oxccutlvo branch and tho
legislative branch of tho Government, tho
President has surrendered to the Congress.
"When n candidate for tho Presidency last
year, Gen, Errazuriz promised that. If
elected, ho would form a non-partisan Ad
ministration, rendering Justice to tho
Liberal party as well us to tho Conserva
tive party; nnd, under this promise, ho re
ceived manv Liberal votes wlileh wmiH
otherwiso have been cast for his
competitor. After ho became President,
however, in September, ho choso a Cabinet
mado up of members of tho Conservative
party, and thus gave offcuco to tho Lib
erals, who bad trtibted in his pre-election
nssuranccs. His Administration wasgrcatly
embarratsed by the tactics of tho opposl.
tion, who had a majority in tho Chamber
of Deputies and were determined to hold
him to his word.
Two months ago, when tho perploxitiesof
tho situation became serious, the Cabinet
resigned and was replaced by ono contain
ing some Liberal members. It was de
scribed as a " Cabinet of peace." Tho Lib
erals were dissatlsllcd with It, assailed It
in tho Congress, and called upon tho Presi
dent for a full recognition of their party.
After a period of turmoil, lasting till tho
first week of the present month, tho second
or coalition Cabinet resigned, to tho dls-
I '
turbance of tho Preaiacnr, -hpjdcclnrca
that tho Conservatives were too exacting,
and that It wan Impossible to govern tho
country under existing political condi
tions. Another Cabinet, in which tho
Liberal parly were predominant, was
formed In tho second week of August, and
tho Chamber of Deputies, by a. small ma
jority, gavo It a vote of confidence. Butsoon
after this vote had been adopted tho third
Cabinet encountered so much opposition
In the Chamber that IU resignation becamo
a necessity. AVo now learn from Santiago
that tho President has reoomposed the Cab
inet, this time, also, It is said, in tho Lib
eral Interest, but with tho approval of tho
Conhcnatlves, who havo bocomo convinced
that thero must bo cooperation between tho
Administration and tho Chamber of Depu
ties it tho public business isto bo conducted
In a satisfactory manner.
Again and again, In tho courso of this
long-continued nnd energetic controversy,
tho President has mado concessions to tho
Liberal or coalition majority In tho Cham
ber. Ho has practically admitted that tho
British Parliamentary system, tinder which
tho existence of a Ministry is dependent
nnon the vote of tho Hoilho of Commons,
picvnlls in tho Government of Chill.
Tho circumstances of (ho case aro exceed
ingly interesting, nnd tho mastery of tho
situation by tho Deputies Is an Incident of
politicnl Importance for tho country.
For months past tho debates In the
Chamber upon tho subject havo been of an
exciting character. One of tho members
accused EltRAZURiz of seeking to form a
" Presidential Cabinet of favorites serving
n political leader, bearing In ono hand tho
armed sword of Ycngcanco for opponents
nnd In tho other hand prizes for partisans."
It Is to bo said that. If thero wero truth In
this accusation, the design of tho President
has been thwarted for n time. But no ono
can foretell how long tho Cabinet last in
stalled can hold otllce.
In any event, it is manifest that repre
sentative Institutions aro well advanced In
tho Chilian republic.
Tho Democratic Ostrich Farm.
Tholffianj A rgus, a timorous soul that
hankers for Democratic harmony on a plat
form of nothing in particular, applauds as
"sound doctrine" tho foggy Bunsbylsms
ndopted the other day by tho Democrats of
Montgomery county, Pa.:
We reanirm and pledge our everlasUng faith In
and unswerving devotion to tho Immortal principles
I of the Democratic party, which principles, we main
tain, are essentially necessary for tho healthful exist
ence and continued preservation of aOoernment of
the people, for tho peoplo, and by the people."
"It would bo bard," says the timorous
soul, "to frame a better plank, although,
should this ono bo mislaid, a page from tho
works of Thomas Jefferson or a portrait
of Andrew Jackson will be an acceptable
substitute. Tho present crisis is emphati
cally a time for Democratic resolution
writers to put in tho heavy strokes of tho
pen on general principles and go mighty
light on specifications, so far as national
questions are concerned."
The writers of Democratic resolutions In
the East can take refuge In vague and
sounding nonsense, as the Montgomery
county Democrats did, or they can be mum
altogether in regard to national Issues, or
they can speak out like men of truth and
courage. Whatever course they take, they
cannot disguise from anybody what Demo
cratic principles now are. Everybody
knows what tho Democratic platform is,
and that every Democrat must stand on
thator not bcaDemocrat. Whether Demo
cratic resolutions are honest or sneaking
and evasive will make no difference with
tho voters, save this: A good many Demo
crats will bo ashamed of a party which
shows itself ashamed of Its principles.
It Is noticeable that Democrats wherever
tho party is strong are not afraid of tho
Chicago platform. It Is only where they
are veak that there Is any talk of showing
their weakness by trying to hldo their
principles.
Tho French Naval Mniioamres.
This year's evolutions of tho French Med
iterranean and Channel fleets do not seem
to have aroused much public speculation
as to whether they wero meant to simulate
real operations possible to an enemy's
naval forces. But, If lacking that form of
sensation, they developed other points of
special Interest.
The French practice of dividing the op
erations into three periods, progressing
from simplicity to combinations, was again
followed. Ou the Channel coast tho pro
posed landings for nttaek wero abandoned ;
but the programme included, for tho flrst
period, artillery und torpedo practice and
general tactics in two divisions, ono oil
Brest and the other near Cherbourg. Then
tho divisions concentrated by signals at
sea, and proceeded to the Qulberon Roads,
where manoeuvres w ero conducted ngalnst
tho cruisers Jagc and Sfax, representing
an enemy whoso position was unknown.
Finally, tho torpedo boats stationed at
Brest and Loricnt camo Into tho plan
of operations.
Turning to tho Mediterranean squadron,
similar methods aro found to have been em
ployed. First, It was formed into two divis
ions for practice with tho guns and for steam
tactics. Tho second period was devoted to
tho defence of tho coast of Provence by tho
Mediterranean licet ngalnst tho reserve
squadron, which had had its own prelimi
nary work off Corsica. Tho third period
took up navigation at night, mooring, and
other practice.
In both sets of manoeuvres torpedo boats
took part, and this portion of thopractlco
Is perhaps specially interesting to us, In
view of ourown torpedo boat preparations.
Tho Mediterranean squadron having pro
ceeded to tho Salins d'Hycres, it was at
tacked by tho torpedo bouts, thoso belong
Ingto thosquadron combining with those of
tho mobile defence. Tho night was dark,
thus favoring tho assailants, but tho ships
used thoir searchlights and completely re
pulsed tho boats.
On another occasion tho torpedo boats
tried to run, at night, tho blockade of
Toulon established by tho battleships,
Much skill was shown on both sides, and
tho boats resorted to high speed, but sev
eral of them would havo been destroyed,
the bright night being unfavorable to them.
Boat 157 was injured by collision with tho
Wattiguies when tha latter wa moving
astern. Other accidents occurred In a
later attack upon the squadron at night,
bouts 07 and 180 requiring to bo
towed to Ajacclo, the former leaking
badly from a plato stovo In at tho bows,
whllo tho Dragon suffered from leaky
tubes. One marked success credited to tho
torpedo flotilla was that of keeping off four
bigships, thoAralralDupern?,IndomptahIe,
Tcrriblo, and Frlcdland, which wero sup
posed to bo trying to bombard a point In
Corsica and to effect o lauding there. On
tho day after this repulse, tho boats of
tho buttleshlps, accompanied by torpedo
MSatttrtitcaMti rtvtAjArift . -a
launches, landed at thelle Rousse, attacked
the signal station, and broko tho wires lead
ing to the naval prefecture at Toulon.
Other oxcrclses wore scouting and target
practice, this latter bolng against targets
representing ships, and tho results appear
ing to bo very good. However, Figaro Is
Inclined to make fun of tho long-rongo
practlco of tho armorclads Brcnnus, Mar
ccau and Neptune against nn old wooden
ship, tho Petrel. They fired nt her, it says,
from 10:35 o'clock to 1:40, both from big
and medium guns, nnd whllo tho Petrel
camo out of t lies affair much damaged, yet
they wero able together back to port for
final destruction, whereas "theoretically
sho ought to havo been sunk twenty times."
It may bo suspected, however, that tho
ships did not try to destroy thoir target as
soon as possible by striking the water line,
so putting an end to their valuablo prac
tice; and, further, that they may havo
desired to have her taken to pieces at tho
shore rat her than sunk off tho port. Figaro,
Indeed, llnds tli.tt good work was dono In
"methodical llring" nnd In the dlschargo
of practlco torpedoes, provided with a light
metallic point, which showed when they
had struck the object properly.
Contra Bonos Mores.
It Is beneath the dignity of tho President
of a university to allow himself to be used
ns a tool by a pack of sorehpads. Theso
soreheads, under tho pretence of municipal
reform, are trying to gratify their splto
against the Republican to whom, more than
to any other ono man, belongs tho honor of
having mado tho Republican party tho un
equivocating nnd unflinching champion of
sound money In the lost campaign.
It is against good morals for tho Presi
dent of a university to suffer his namo and
Influence to bo used as a means of dividing
the forces of good order and honest finance
In this community.
A public admonition Is necessary In the
case of tho President of n university who
so fur forgets tho dignity of his post and
tho public welfare.
PAnsT Is, presumably, a brewer doing
business In Milwaukee. Ho uses asauadver
tlBoment of his liocr a portrait of Lincoln hold
lnir aloft tlio national Ha?. Wo wish PAnsT to
undorataml that this is an offonce so compre
hensive Hint It cannot fall to throw suspicion
on his integrity ns a maltster.
Tho Western sllvcrltea havo been driven
nearly crazy by tho concurrent rlso In wheat and
fnllinslher. Tho Cincinnati Knqvirtr denies
vehemently that anybody over said that silver
and w licit nro lmlissolubly linked together, and
gets off this precious assertion:
If gold were tot ally demonetised the four thousand
millions of gold coin now In exlstenco would make
such a glut In tho bullion market that gold would
probably not sell for as much as a dollar a pound."
Wouldn't It 1 It was worth vastly moro
than a aollur u pound for ages beforo any laws
wero mado regulating its use ns monoy, and If
ovcry law nov, on tho statuto book In ovcry
country in tho world respecting ItB coinage were
repealed. It would bo just as valuable as It is
now. Its commercial valuo Is what fixes lbs
monoy value, and no making or unmaking of
laws can affect it.
Tillman says that he Is busy fighting tho
de 11 now. l'hlutilt Iphta "rets.
Doubtless a friendly contost for the laurel of
urbanity. Tho gentlemanly character of the
prince of darkness is well established by quota
tion, and tbo senior Senator in Congress from
South Cnrollua is famous for his gifts of
honeyed speech. Abscnco of warmth. Impetuos
ity nnd epithet must be noticeable In such a
contest. Hut perhaps Mr. Tillman's adversary
Is not the real and only genuine devil, but
only thnt modern manifestation of blm, the
Money Devil. If so, tbo Monoy Devil will not
get a chnnco to put in a word. He will ha
lucky if ho escapes with his hearing. Captain
Hkn w ill so bang and pash him and produce such
immcu-o scries of roerbcratlons. Vet the
Money Dei II is a pretty tough customer, too.
Ho has endured a great deal of abuse In the last
j ear or two, nnd seems to thrlvo under It and
crow more monejed and more devilish all tho
tlmo.
The Ponnsjlvnnia Democrats do not seem
to dote upon tho Maryland Idea, so donr to tho
Boul of the harmonious lliuitiTT. Thus on
Monday tho I'erry county Democrats Indorsed
the Chlcnuo platform und ohoulcd loudly for tho
frco coiuitgo of silver. Tho Item or county
Democrats rcnlllrniod the Chicago platform and
declared that "tho parly should be purged of
all trullors of the Inst campaign. " Tho Wyom
ing county Democrats eien went so far as
to adopt antl-Hnrrlty, and consequently nntl
hiirmonv, resolutions. Cold comfort for an
clastic patriot, throbbing with harmony.
Students of eloquence and of tempera
ment ns afleetod by conditions of clluiato havo
often obscn cd the peculiar mercurial, and even
violent, urcct of thornrcuirof Colorado upon the
Intellect nnd the langinge. A great rnco of Im
passioned tribunes of ltuncombo has arisen and
flourished In Colorado, simply as tho result of
tho Intoxicating atmosphere, and tho race Is
notevtlnct. It surviios in tho Denver Trndes
nnd Labor Assembly, an association of thinkers
which may bo compared. If anything may bo
compared, to that Sunday Parliament of Man,
tho Central lj,bor L'nlon of this town. Tho
Denver Trados and Labor Assembly has been
brooding over "government by Injunction " and
"tho usurpation of highways Dy tho hirelings of
capital," and It has hurled at tho Federal courts
and tho hirelings of capital these bclllpotent
resolutions:
llttolvtit. That we believe the time Is near when
peaceful methods on the part of outraged labor must
glvo place to forcible resistance on armed capital,
even though badgod with the venal and corrupt
authority of plutocratic Judges.
"Uriohed, That wo hereby place ourselves on rec
ord of being to tho last extreme against toleraUng
the present or any other attempt to abridge any of
the rights, privileges, and liberties of fre men."
Thus doos tho innocent but too lively air of
Colorado grow to a tempest.
Tho St. Louis Republic has a Washing
ton correspondent who is rich In solemn humor
and invention. Without a sign of a smllo ho
Bonds to St. Louis tho whimsical Action that,
"although Massachusetts Is conceded to tho
Republicans undor normal conditions, tha
coming eloctlon in that State is regarded
as doubtful by many uhrovrd obsorvors at
tho capital," This Is excellent good, but
better remains bohlnd. For, " regardless
of tho result this fall, tho belief of Intelligent
Massachusetts men In both parties is that tho
SHato will send a majority of Democrats to Con
gress next year and elect a Democratic Gov
ernor at tho samo time." This waggish observer
ought to have added that "Okoroe Frud Wil
liams concodes his election as Govornor by a
majority too largo to count." Thero la nothing
llko sovcro detail In theso political prognostications.
Kvery day thero Is plenty of live news
worth telling, Tho assistance of tho person who
Invents noivs or embellishes It with Imaginary
details Is not required to fill tho columns of any
well regulated newspaper. Tho other day, how
over, a gifted person In tho far West, who had
probably sprained bis imagination, discovered a
new vein of Information, nnd his success In
peddling the results of his find may, unfortu
nately, encourage him to further misapply hl
ingenuity in the samo direction. Ho did not In
vent his facts, but went to undent history for
them. Retold an alluring ttory of groat gold
discoveries on tho Stewart tributary of tho
Yukon, and uddod an account of tha feud be
tween the comt and Interior Indians, both la-
t,i,. .
(litlncr upon thoir right to monopolize tho freight
packing for tho miners In camp at Dyoa. Re
put his story In the mouths of two alleged
Alaskan travellers Just arrlvod at Seattle, and
then his fresh, up-to-dato chapter In Yukon his
tory was all ready for tho market.
Some unfortunato newspapers swallowed this
talc, which happens to bo ten oars old. Kvery
fact In It was taken from tho ltoportot William
OaiLVli:, tho Canadian land surveyor, for 1H87.
It wns tho rcmnrkablo results of working a
slnglo bar In tho Stewart Hirer that led to tbo
Influx of about :100 miners In tbo following sea- .
son and tho dlstovory of gold on Forty Mllo
Creek. In frcsbcnlngOnit.viE'sfnctsforpresent
consumption tho writer neglected to add that
minors who worked tho samo bar, a yoar later,
did not niako grub stakes.
Thero Is room for all this sort of thing In Tnic
Sun's wasto basket. It Is a nows vein which,
llko tho Stewart Hlver bar In tho socond season,
should fall to yield grub stakes.
The Florida 7Vntr-Pnfon, wlshlngtopay
arompllmontto Prof. William I.vnb Wilbov
of West Virginia, says that ho was " Identified
with tho chlof mcasuro of a remarkable Admin
istration." It was a remarkablo Administra
tion: no doubt about that, and tho Wilson Tar
iff for Deficit was Its chief mcasuro. but why
bring tho lattor up ngalnst Prof. Wilson, who
Is soon to bocomo a collego President again!
His sensible friends would prefer that the Wil
son bill should not bo harped on. Thoy would
say, In tho words of an eminent ornament of tho
stage, "Ah, forgot It I"
Tho striking shoemakers who have been
employed In tho Plngree shoe factory at Detroit
refuse Governor PiNrmRK's oflor of arbitration.
This Is natural. Ho Is willing to inako conces
sions to them, but what concessions can they
mnko to hlmf Thoy seo in him tho man who Is
undauntedly scowling at trusts and corpora
tions and clovntlng "labor" by smiling
at it. Shall thoy ask pay from such n
man 1 Shall thoy consent to work less thnn
twenty-four hours ndnyfor nothing for such a
benefactor? Ho might bo willing that they
should work a few hours a day at not moro thnn
sixteen times tho ordinary wages. If they In
sisted on It, but their enthusiasm cannot ho
quelled. They know a friend of man whon thoy
seo htm, and tho Idea of taking pay from him
must seem monstrous to them.
Mr. A. Quilleh Couch, as manager of a
department In tho 1'nll .'tall Magazine, asked
his readers to namo the KugllBh wrltor of tho
last ten oars who had tho best stylo. The Into
Waltf.ii 1'ateii got tbo most votes. Thomas
IlAltnv, a good novelist, but too ofton a bad
writer, got ono more voto than Sikve.nhon,
who got ono voto moro than Ruskin. Tho
readers of tho Pall Mall Magazine would
be puzzled to explain why Mr. Hcbkin should
bo regarded as a writer of tho last docado.
Mr. Cot-en gave tho palm to Mr. ANmtnw Lano,
who hnd lens votes than Iho four other authors.
nnd many of our esteemed contemporaries ex
press dcop surprise. Why, they nsk, did Mr.
Col'cii owurd tho laurel to Mr. Lano! Prob
ably becauso Mr. Couch isa humorist, llcsidos,
Mr. Lano may havo tho host style. Nobody
knows, for .Mr. Lano'h productivity Is bo groat
that no man can read moro than a small part of
bis workB.
the tex pi: it cn.vr. differextiaz.
A Just and Wise. Tax Under tbe American
Hjsteut.
from tha liaittray and EnQinterinQ Rtvieic.
The discriminating- duty of 10 per cent, ad valorem
which, under the new tariff law, Is Imposed "on all
goods, wares, or merchandise which shall be Import
ed In vessels not of the United States, or which, being
the production or manufacture of any foreign country
not conttKUOus to the United Mates, shall come Into
tbe United States from such coutlguous country," Is
exciting considerable discussion and provoking ex
pressions of opinion of various kinds. For ourselves
we are unable to see v. herein there Is anything unjust
In such duty, provided It Is admitted that the prin
ciple of Justice underlies the application of any tariff
duty. In the protests that are made the Canadian
railroads are referred to as the sufferers therefrom,
but It will be noticed that the rule applies equally to
vessels not of the United States. The Intention of
the law. therefore, la evidently to put all foreign car
riers on the same plane, and In that aspect of the
case there Is no more Injustice In subjecting the rail
carrier to such a tax than that tho water carrier
should be made to pay. There Is certainly nothing
Inconsistent In seeking In a bill which protects do
mestic manufactures to Include lu suih protection
that other fundamental element of commerce known
as transportation.
National Insportaace. or the !Yew York TJlecUon.
From the Tonkert Statesman.
The city of New York may be, as It has been, the
pivot of national t-truggles. The erdlct thero will
affect and may determine the verdict of the whole
country. The future of tho ctty, and Indirectly the
political future of the nation, will te largely moulded
by the character and results of tbo first administra
tion. For this reason the entire country has an Im
mediate stake In tho choice of tho tlrst Mayor.
From the Chicago Times Herald.
The struggle for the control of Greater New York
will be the fiercest battle lu the history of municipal
contests In this or any other country. It will have no
parallel, ludoed. In American politics. Tammany
will put up the fiercest fight of Its life. The Republi
cans look beyond tho present contest. They view the
battl- In Its national aspects. The party which is
victorious In November w 111 control the offices through
two State and one national campaign.
From the Fhladelshta Vretl.
The Interest In tbo choice of tba first Mayor of
the Greater New York extends far beyond New
York. The whole country will watch tho contest
and the result with solloltude. It Involves the
greatest experiment In municipal government.
Amerlcau and ItnaiUts Scholarships.
From the Westminster Qazette.
It affords a notable contrast to our own practloe
that the aggregate annual value of tho eighty scholar
ships and fellowships granted by the Chicago Uni
versity amounts to Uttlo more than 4,000. In Eng
land we starve the teachers to find bribes for thoao who
aro to be taught. An Oxford or Cambridge college
with 4,000 a year does not hesitate to spend a fifth
or even a fourth of Us Inoomo In scholarships, half of
them gtven.lt Is probaMe, to lads who are qulto
above the need of help. America may be the land nf
dollar wonhlp, but Its acadcmlo youth do not de
mand that their laurels shall be glided. Out of tho
3.S00 students of Harvard 116 only bold scholar
ships, and theso are of the average value of 43.
Where In England could a futuro wrangler or a first
class man be bought for so paltry a figure? Yale
divides 0,000 among needy students. At Cornell
128 students have free education, and there are 7
scholarships of 40 given annually among the re
maining 1,500. Columbia has SO scholarships (of leas
value than 100) among Its 1.U43 students, The
oomparlson Is thoroughly humiliating to England,
ynaxlnsr with Yoar Ju-sploy,
from the Murray Weekly Ledger.
Byfaxtng means to court and gallivant about over
tbe country with your best girl. It Is a very common
thing In this country to see a fellow ayf axing around
with his Ju spicy.
peroro and After.
From the Atchison Patty Globe.
An Atchison young man leu his steady get his mall
for him out of the Post Office, nets are made that
he will hide tbe key after they are married.
To Halifax.
AtTompklnsvllle the warship lay,
With mtlk white sides and decks of snowi
The Captain's coat was alt gold and bin,
The collar and cuffs were a spotless hue,
Dut trouble was on his brow,
Hy ship is all that a sailor could wish,
Uer armor Is thick and her gnua ara truei
With powder and ball I am well supplied,
lly officers all are faithful and tried,
And nothing could beat my crew,
Dut all this praise Is of no avail,
For a fatal defect Is here I
lly ship needs docking and must bo scrapsd,
And this before her course Is shaped
On another crulso this year.
And this Is tbe answer I get from lingi
" The truth I'm ashanud to tell.
We have no dock that ran hold your ship,
6hns too long and ton deep for the llrooklyn slip,
And so you cau go to-llallfox I "
vjewb Tiiox isdia, I
The nitatomtrtea Be pert Vpan the name nnd I
Upon the nltvn Uprising. I
The ltov. Sllllman Illagdcn of Boston has re
ceived tho following vcrv Interesting nnd.nslt
happens timely letter from his friend, Iho ltov.
T. S. Wjnkoop, u missionary stationed in tho
Interior of India:
Naini Sal, India, July 1 1, 1M7.
Mv Dbau Hi. uiii;s: Your good letter of .luno
B roached us a wock ago. Wo aro still in tho
hills, but hoping soon to return to Allahabad.
Tho rains, which linio been Into lu coming,
now seem to have Bet In, giving us hope of good
crops lu Koptcmbcr and October, which will
break tho famine. Them has been, and still Is, i
much suffering from hunger, llul for tho noblo
efforts of tho Indian (lot eminent and tho pri
vate ibni-ltlos of missionaries anil others tbo
mortality would have been appalling.
You ask about tlio bulmiilo plague. 11 Is no
doubt tho black death, which desolated lluropo
In tho middle auci. I nm told that In the Him
nlajii Mountains hereabouts. In Hie pruilnios
of Kunmon and tlarhwal, It is well known. It
come, llko many other disease, from filth.
When II brinks out lu a mountain village tbo
peoplo at oneo burn down thoir houses and
stuff and livo In thn open air. Thin puts an end
to tho outbreak, which seldom spreads In thn
mountains. It In. hiiwovor. lery much dreaded
by tho peoplo. Ilmnhuv, I'nuuuh, Karachi, lira i
bo dirty that wlii-n nnro It got a lodgment, no
wonder it did such mischief. It Is a pity they
could not havo burnt down Ilombay when tho
plngiio first appcand! Imtof rmirsoagronl ilty
nnd mart of business Is not easily given over to
destruction.
1 snpposo ynu know It Ib tho same dlsonso
which is monlinnixl In tho Old Testament (I.
Hnmuol. chapters n anil fl) ns cnt nn tho I'hllls
tlno titles. " Kmcrod " Is the KiirIIhIi word ucd
to denote, tho characteristic feature of tho dls
pane. Tho golden mien which tho lords of tho
l'hlllstlnes made rofer to thu curious fe.ituro of
tho plague that It attacks animals as well as
man. In Ilombay multitudes of rntrtdlid of It.
Hut I havo ncier seen a case, nor havo I nny
moro than a general ktianleilgo nf It.
It Is not nlono pestilence, fimlno nnd enrth
quako which niako uxmixlnus now. Then' Is
widespread disuffei tlnn among ccituin classes
of tho people. Tho .Mohammedans iBpednlly
nro greatly stirred up. They rejolcrit in tho
inassaireof Christians In Armenia, nnd now tint
siicccbh of tho Turks ngalnst tho (JrcckH has
filled thorn with hums. Itcinember, they num
ber MO.OOO.OOO peoplo In Indln. Hut they aro
unarmed nnd iiuorganl7ed. Kierv Important
eit In India Is garrhoucd wllh Ktiriiiienn
troops. Tho whnlo main population of Kuro
penns nnd Kuraslnns U moro or less equipped
for defence under tho hi stem of loliintcerlug.
Thero Is among uh no panic. Chrlntlnn men
feel Hint (od' purpo-o of grace for India, as
shown in the con version of bo many natives nnd
tho wldo influence which Christian truth Is ex
erting eiervw here. Is not ct fulfilled. Wo can
not think that tho good work In progress will
bo broken down. India may be greatly shaken,
but not for her destrm linn. There Is mercy In
It nil. Hebrews xll., 27, '.!, Is ii lino text for us
Just now. I)n not forget In pray for us and for
onr Illblo Soi lety work. Ken in famine times
wo hate had qulto largo Hales In most districts.
If c can but Impregnate tho hitter waters of
this earth with the salt of (Jod's own Holy
word they will surely lie hctilcd.
Wo aro well: not Ignorant of the dangers of
the time, but trusting In tho hand of 1-ove which
controls all things for our good. Ever yours,
fraternally, T. B. Wvnkoop.
LirE pjioLoxurn nr a juieasx.
lThy tlnr, Tnvlor or Tenncssro tirante-a ne
splta to a Condemned Man.
From the Meirjihts Commercial Appeal.
People may laugh at the Idea of " lsions and
dreams" In the last dujs of this tho nineteenth
century, but It was a dream that caused Gov.
Taylor to grant tho thirty days' resntto to Har
vey De Berry.
Gov. Taylor did not dream the dream, but a
Memphis man did. Ho is a man of influence, a
man who has weight with tho powers that be.
Ho does not belicvo In dreams. Hut ho Is a Just
man, which may follow inasmuch as at one
time, beforo ho followed his present calling, his
name was written nt the head of the list of tho
Memphis bar, and had he continued therein ha
might now occupy n scat In Congressional halls,
if not In the Kxt-cutlic chair.
Ihls gentleman wns out of the cltyon busi
ness while the De Ilcrry trial was going on, and
returned after tho sentence had been passed,
but knew- nothing of the occurrence. Ho was
lery tired, and nftcrhehad slept for somohoura.
on hip nignt or ins return, nc nwoKowitna
start, for It eemed to him that Boino one said to
him in n i crj emphatic tone, " Thnt nigger must
not hung." lie Bt up in bed, turned on tho
light, and when hu fuund every one oi-lcep ho
awakened his wife and asked her if sho bad
called him or If the children had called.
When assured in the negative he turned
out the light and lav down. Ho could
think of no ono In his knowledge who
was under Bcntenco of hanging or who
was in danger of lynching. After a long tlmo
ho dropped nslccp. but only to have a
dream that was bo horrible that its tortures
wcionkin tu a nightmure. He thought bo whs
under sentence of death, but for what ho did
not know, and that one of his denrc-t friends
8 to bo the hangman, Hu suffered untold
agony In his sleep. He wns in the condemned
toll and none of his friends appeared to bo doing
anything to reseuo liini. and he was to die. he
knew not for w hat. but for sonic crime of w hie h
ho was Innocent. Finally, when it was but ten
minutes to 'i o'cloi k, he called to his friend, tho
hangman, and said, an ho took ouf his watch,
"It is only ten minutes now until I am lobe
hanged. on know 1 am Innocent, and won't
on pie ISO go out and see tome one and see if
5 on can't saio me i"
Tho hangman left tho Jail, hut the prisoner
stood, wnulilu hand, counting tho minutes as
they sped by. Kach une M-cmed an lntermlnablo
ngc. Then tbo appointed hour. " o'clock, passed,
and after a whllo the hangman returned with
heavy steps and apparently a hcai ler heart.
As soon ns hu was insldo tho grating the pris
oner called to him, "It is all right now. The
hour Is pnst, und you cannot legally hang mo
now."
At this point the dreamer awoke to find him
self inn told perspiration, holding his watch in
bin hand. He tried In vain to dispel the horrible
feeling, but could not. nnd was afraid to go to
Bleep again, lest ho dream It a third time. Ho
Bald toliliiibelf: "Ycstou would know how-to
get out If J on were to be hanged, but this poor
negro docs not know what to do." He got
up and went downstairs and sat on tho
gallory and smoked until his morning- paper
came, and ho opened It eagerly to seo if any
ono wns to bo hanged, ami then ho saw
how He Berry w as under sentence of death, and
Hint all appeals to tho Goicrnor for n respite
fell on deaf cars. Tho article also stated that
tho roasnn nf his counsel fnr nsklii' this wnn
Bomo Important evidence tint had been intro
duced. He rend on through tho paper, trying to
wear off tho bad effects of tho night s dreams,
but in vnln. They haunted htm tliimighout tho
onttro day until hu almost drcadod to go to bed
and to sleep.
Ho thought tho matter over carofully nnd
calmly nnd ciimo to tho conclusion that If there
was a shadow of a doubt of the negro's guilt, in
all Justice he ought to havo tba thiity days' re
spite, that the matter might bo thoroughly In
vestigated. Having mado up his mind to this,
hi' stepped to tho tolcphono and dictated thn
following inesBago to Gov, Taylor- "Grant
Dellerry thlrtj das' respite for good reasons,"
and blgned his name. A fow hours nftcrward
tho respite came: but no one, not even Do Berry
or his attorno) , knew- w h It camo after all the
delay.
Iter llrtrotnrd ;ot Fulli She Untied II I in Out.
rYom the lttsburg Vtspatch,
AlcnoN, (., Aug. ltk Mrs. Cnrrlo Green camo
hero from Bedford to-day and balled out Donald
Itlclnnond. w ho was confined In tbo city prison.
Tho louplo were to halo been married last Hun
daj, liutou l'ridnv ulght Illchmond celebrated
here too previously, and was arrested. Ho was
lined lu the police courl, but could not pav his way
out. Tho Ktu'sls assembled for tho wedding cere
mony on Sunilny, but tho bridegroom camo not,
nnd it was not until this morning that Airs.
Grcon learned where Klchmond was. They will
bo murrled to-morrow.
Sounded the Last Tattoo of Lee's Army.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Thero Is an old Confederate soldier In Ponto
too county, ono of olght brothers-, ho missed roll
call onl) ono tlmo during tho war; ho sounded
tho lust tattoo nf Gun. Leo's army at Appomat
tox: ho Is now thn head of a family of ton, con
sisting nf one father, throe mothers, ono grand
father, two grandmothers, ono great-grand-mother,
two widows, ono mother-in-law, ono
Bon-in-law, eight children, bovcii grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren, four sons, four daugli
tors.oneaunt, ono uncle, threo iiophenB. and
oue niece.
At Last I'ollr indicate Her Sex.
from the Baltimore Sun.
A parrot owned by Mr. C. G, Pcnlrr. Pen
Luryavcniio, aicrly. yesterday morning laid
an egg wh ch meiiHured threo Incbes In ilrcuni
ferenie. Although tho parrot had been In the
faniilj i for thlrty-IIvoiears. no provlniiB Indicn
Ion of its box had beon given until tho cgg-Iay-lng.
1 he bird steel gray, with a red taU. and
Is said to bo very Intelligent.
Serilmer'K Magazine for September has an
unexpectedly timely article by William II ury lllshop
on ban Sebastian, ths Spanish Newport, tho summer
capital of thn kingdom, Mr. Walter Wirkoff con
tributes the aeeond ptrt of "The Workers; an Kx
pf-rlmcnt In Kcallly;" and Octaie Thanet supple
menu It by the second of her storks "of labor and
capital." called "The Way of an r.lectlon." There
aro also contributions by Frederlo Irland, Hradley
Oilman, Hopklnson Smith, Frederic Cruwuiushlcld,
audmso) others.
itnopaMKLs. H
Ono of Them "nja That Wsmm'i Tvratmlral IH
Spirit Frightens Men from Marrying. JH
To tub KDiTonorTimSUN Sir: May Tsar ' IB
a word in favor of tho girls omploycd In our larga Jfl
stores! I wns oncon shopgirl mvsclf, and now H
deslro to speak lu (heir behalf. I think of all By
the army of workers In this largo city they get
Iho least lousUUratlon and Justice. They are . fljj
expoctol to stand from 8 tod, answer thumimer- B
oils mmrccssnry qucstiona asked repeatedly by H
cutloincts, show our .mil oier ngaln goods to Jmi
partlcswhohnvonoldoaof biitlug.and jotpr- fBjB
bit'. o a smiling, courteous manner. Thought- HI
less peoplo nrguo they know that when ther H
took thosn positions, nnd seem to dollght In HH
presuming on their time nnd attention. WM
I do not sutiposo It Is generally known thatbr
the ylrm now used lo.illy forces tho glrll uM
exert Ihciiiselies to plcaso nnd get ns many
cheek as possible, for each afternoon tho hnyera H
of thn dllTcrelit departments tnkn up tha M
amount- nf thn glils, nnd If ono fnllsshort of the -
nthiisplio Is cciorely reprimanded, and often
list barged, for tint hnvlng doiioherduty. Kach JIH
has toubtnlii n fair percentage with that of the 1S
otheis, and thev oflin glioeneh otherihcoks to fH
maki) an average, so j mi eeo It Is Impossible for .
I hem to wnsto tlinonn customors who "shop. jB
lint naier buy. Then, too, thoy aro often reprt- i'fiH
liiamlvd fur llie merest triflo and never allowed j, JJH
lo explain. 1 do not bco why n floorwalker will ( VH
I mil Inko the word of an emplo) cons well as that M
of a customer, when hu knows It Islohornd IB
I nnlngo to try and plenan. H
I Tho public generally belicvo the girls are al- JB
: towed to nit when not busy, lu tho Moro oa "!
.Skill nvrniio in which I was omplni oil such
wus not tho ease, and I aino icr) noar bolng iH
ills 'linrgrd for lining mi. 'I he nxplanntlon given H
! was II irnsnot liiisiiieKsllke. Then, too. they are M
Mlppnseil to hale tliree-quarlerHnf nn hour at H
liini h, but whon tho timo is taken from tho mo-
inent ou leave Iho counter and you have to S
clluihtlip fllghtsof ntuirB.jou roally hnvoabont -JB
twenty minutes.
After Bitch treatment, can you wonder tha VM
girls aro sometimes ncrllgcnt? It Ir really sur
prising, under tho circumstances, how rnurteona K
nnd I'Miglnir tho maJorlt nro. K
I want to auk tho women who shop on Sixth B
avenue In ho mora coiiHlderale to the sales- H
ladles, tor I know from experience thn agony of !
Inn lug tostund from 8 tn Ii, with mi low-ens- fl
tinners who appreciate our position nnd who iH
try to boot least courleous. 1 nm not surprised H
at the number of bachelors In our largo stores, HJ
for thev nro disgusted h) thu Or.uiny of thcur H
women customers. A Kou.Mim Hllilpcntl, IfB
ALU. "JfJ. 1S!7. M
A Card Trons tbo "Klnr'a Daus-titer anil Rona. eH
To the F.nrron or Tnx Set Sir: The work of th K
Tenement House Chapterof the King's Daughters and H
Rons Is already known to your readers, many of fl
whom have generously eontrlt uted to Its support In W
former years. In May last the chapter removed from H
77 Madison street u4h Henry, thus obtaining better tfl
facilities for carrying on this work, which now In- 9
eludes clubs, class, kindergarten, baths, and fre 9
library for children of the neighborhood, besides a II
large fresh air work based upon these and upon a M
very Important service In the homes of the poor. In fl
which tho chapter acts As an aid to the physicians of I
the Hoard of Health. This sen lec Includes the treat
ment not only of physical allments.butof thoso moral
and economlo woes which Illness creates or brings to
light, and this branch of the chapter's work Is no
doubt an Intelligent union of scientific and humani
tarian methods.
The public has been generona In its contributions
for the fresh-air work of tha chapter, which makea
its own beautiful appeal to the Imagination and the
heart. Hut every business man knows something of
the cost of administering the benevolences of others. R
and this cost cannot be met by funds designated for a g
special object. In sending tn thecountry our delicate A
children, overworked "little fathers' and "little II
mothers," and careworn and Invalid parents, there I
are other expenses Involved than board and railroad
fares. Nor does tbe rent of a Dlace from which to '
carry on this work, the salaries of one or more helpers,
cover It all; there Is also all thatcostof mlnistryln
sick rooms, alt that expense of social work, which
gives ns that acquaintance with tbe needs of those
among whom we labor which we need In order
to select tor the enjoyment of the benevolence i
of our patrons precisely those who need It most. I
Last month, out of generous contributions, only
SVU were so far left to our option that they could I
honestly be applied to general expenses. A little re- i
flection will show our kind-hearted benefactors that
it Is not fair to give money for a specified purpose
and throw upon others the expense of administering
that gift.
To this reflection we now appeal. We have not re
ceived one cent too ranch for the fresh air work. This
year tbe number of persons sent to the country la
smaller by 800 than last year: but It Is Impossible
ror us to send to tbe country children who still await
and need the outing, unless with gifts for this pur
pose we shall also receive the means to perform the
work which by their generosity the public laya tt
upon us to do. LonsB Sktmock UoconTOB.
Jacob a. ruu.
Nzw Tort, Aug. St.
lien's Bathing Clothes.
To TBI Enrroa or Tne Sex Sir: TheallnsSoB ,
In Tax Sr-r of Sunday last to the Indecent costume J
worn by male bathers on the beach at Southampton mfA
Long Island, and In fact throughout the entire line of M
our coast, calls timely attention to an abase whlcb '
with each recurring season becomes more hardy and 9
t enturesome. It is my fortune to occupy a residence
on the south side of uong Island In close proximity fl
to the shore ltfiidtuatlon is such that I have ample fl
opiMirtttulty to observe the various forms of nudity A
affected l y men when bathing, rowing or sailing in m
small boats. In some cases a mere breech clout U V
considered sufficient coerlng. If these offenders
a?atut ilecencr were models of muscular and har- 1
monlous development they would appeal to the ar- 1
tunc and R'sthtP- sene. Far from thl, howeTer. ther 1
om-r the specta-le of an Ignoble and pitiful physical 1
di-gentratlon ttm arouses only contempt and dUoust.
or the several hundred partly naked males that have Q
passed under my observation since the Inception of
this carnival of nudity I have failed to discover a
single one that nossessed a thoroughly well-balanced
well ieeloied figure. O.
Cestue Moriches, Long Island, Aug. 24.
Foreign llotee of Real Intereet.
American Tories managed to raise 121, S00 for tbe
Victoria Jubilee fund.
Charles Darwin's statue In bronze has bees set up
In his native town, Shrewsbury.
Gift enterprises by Paris newspapers hare been
stopped by tbe courts as infringements of tbe Govern
ment's lottery monopoly.
Walther'a "Prelslled," from "The Helsterttnger,'
was the song which took flrst prise at the recent '
Welsh Eisteddfod at Pontypool.
Fontalnebleau'a forest Is on fire, over 000 hectares
having already burned down. Tne whole garrison of
tbe tow n has turned out to fight the fire, but It seems
unable to check It.
Prof. Victor Meyer of ITeldelberg, the physiological
chemist whoso death was announced recently, Is said
to have committed suicide by taking prusslc acid, on
account of domestic- troubles.
Prince Maximilian of Saxony, who two yean ago he
came a Catholic priest and took charge of a parish In
Loudon, Is about to go to ElchstStt to pass the exam
ination for tbe degree of Doctor of Divinity. At tbe
Saxon court It Is asserted that be wishes to enter the
Capachln order.
Elberfeld's OberbOrgrrmelstcr atonlshed the dis
tinguished guests lnvltid to the opening of tbe neve
Remscheld-Sollngen bridge by driving to the railroad
station In the "Ulack Maria." He hal been unable to
find a cab and had used tbe only official conveyance
that was ready.
Abel and Drockwrll, profesdonal cricketers of the
Surrey team, havo broken the record for a "partner
ship" by scoring 379 runs In a recent match with
Hampshlr. Abel, the ftrt man In ma le 73 runs be
fore he was out, to UriKkwoll's .'u.", the latler'afull
acoro being 225.
English parties have multiplied since Mr. Gladstone
took up homeiule Ills former follonen are now
divided Into Liberal 1'nlo-ilMs. lloscberyltes, nar
courtltrs, LalmiieberlaiH. Dlllonltes, Paruellltes, and
Uealvltes. Mima one lu thu J'fuies calls blm the Grand
Old Part h litter
Oen. Morozro della Kocca. the senior officer In the
Italian Aria, Is ilea I at the age of our 90 ears. Ho
culerel tbe I'lrilinontese service eight three years jJ
ago, as page to the Prince of havo CarUnano, was
King Carlo Alberto's personal aide de camp, and was
chief of tho genrral staff during tho ca-upalgn of
lbSU, He had begun to publish hit memoirs.
An old lady who. In the great Napoleon's time, us
censelously taved a French flag from tbe enemr, hrs
Just died lu Paris. Her father was an officer at Toul
during tbe Cent Juuri, and when tbo ( lace capitu
lated managed to save tho colors of the Twentv.
seventh Infantry hy lining them ai a awaildlln bsnd
for his baby girl. Tb-y were afterward restored to
the regiment.
Perspiration from a healthy man v. ben Injeclf 1 Into
ailogwlll kill htm In from una to thiiods Th'
dose Is 1ft cubloieuttn-.atres toarh kllr,;: i:n n f
Tho effect Is nt.o fatal on rabbit, though thev n
ipilre a larger dose, 25 cuhto icutlmr Ires set
seen ted during severe muscular labor Is from ' f
fourth to one third more iolsot.ojs, Mie'i en il re
sults of experiments hy M. Arlolug, commi.n' a'1 I"
the Paris Academy of bcleuccs.
KtngOsiar II, of Htveden nnd Norwa Is '
a "doctor nuadruplcx" of the I nlier-P r
mi Sept, h, tliotiv ut) llftli aiiulieisii
slim to the throne, reeeli Ing tho honor ' ' '
doctor from each of the four fa-ult I 'h ut i ' "
slly, theology, law, medicine, and pldio- ! I'M
lm Hie first time that Meiiuu has grante I Hi f ir 1
grera at ouen In tho same person, an I : it ii'
slon bail to be obtalued from Emperoi Irju I-1""! "
It Is asserted that the ouly othor rnva'lon on hieh
university has granted Its four lereesat nn "
when Jena honored Goethe In It-Sn. at tin- I "'
I of ihe flttktb anniversary of hit arrlial lu W."jr.
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